sekolah tinggi

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Etymology

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Compound of sekolah (school) +‎ tinggi (high), calque of Dutch hogeschool (hogeschool, polytechnic, college, literally high school).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [səˈkolah ˈtɪŋɡi]

Noun

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sêkolah tinggi

  1. (education) hogeschool, college: mono-disciplinary higher education institution; a higher education institution of lower rank than a university.
    Coordinate terms: akademi, akademi komunitas, institut, politeknik, universitas
  2. (education, dated) university
    sekolah tinggi keradjaanimperial university

Usage notes

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The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay sekolah tinggi.

Further reading

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Malay

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Etymology

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Compound of sekolah (school) +‎ tinggi (high), calque of English high school.

Noun

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sekolah tinggi (informal 1st possessive sekolah tinggiku, 2nd possessive sekolah tinggimu, 3rd possessive sekolah tingginya)

  1. (education, Malaysia, Singapore) high school, secondary school: an institution which provides all or part of secondary education.
    Sekolah Tinggi Persendirian CinaChinese Independent High School
    Sekolah Tinggi Pemerintah Bukit PanjangBukit Panjang Government High School
  2. (education, Indonesia) see Indonesian sekolah tinggi (hogeschool, college).

Usage notes

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The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian sekolah tinggi.

Synonyms

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